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Data has long been recognised as the key to facilities management, and the Information Management Initiative (IMI) seeks to provide a framework for organisations to improve how data is managed across the whole building and asset lifecycle. The framework requires a shift from documents and drawings to the integration of digital data, with a goal…

  The vinyl (PVC) roofing membrane industry has done an excellent job of minimizing waste in its own manufacturing processes. An estimated 99.5 percent of production waste is collected and recycled back into new roofing products. This so-called pre-consumer recycling, done by manufacturers before a product ever reaches the market, results in less than one-half…

  As healthcare spaces become more dynamic and flexible, so too must their furniture offerings. Fortunately, furniture has adapted to this need and has become more modular and mobile as a result. In this manufacturer roundtable, Healthcare Facilities Today spoke with furniture and textile manufacturers about how healthcare facilities are prioritizing product selections for flexible…

The built environment is responsible for almost 40 percent of global energy-related CO2 emissions and produces about one-third of the world’s waste, figures that continue to rise with new waves of construction and retrofitting. Over one-quarter of global CO2 emissions come from building operations alone. But while the concept of circularity—essentially recycle and reuse writ…

The new clinic will offer primary care, urgent care, lab, imaging and infection-control-ready negative pressure rooms. Hammes, a national real estate consulting, development, investment and management firm, joined leaders from Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation to celebrate the official groundbreaking of a new 11,200-square-foot clinic in Boca Grande, Florida….

Most healthcare facility managers rely on annual cleanings, but that schedule may no longer be enough. Air quality and HVAC system performance are more than just comfort concerns—they’re critical to infection control, energy efficiency and patient safety. Yet, an overlooked component of HVAC upkeep is coil cleaning. Most facility managers rely on annual cleanings, but…